UTube Lesson 1               Beginner Salsa Dance Turns Into Patterns

Sneaking turns into patterns
woman's right turn with the partners keeping both hands together
the man does not turn and keeps both hand held during the woman's turn
this turn normally ends with a double hand hold and with the partners face to face
an alternative is to end with the woman forward in her original starting direction and the man facing backwards against her in a wrap position
the man turned counterclockwise a half turn at the end of the normal positioning to achieve this partner positioning
the man's right hand moves over the man's head during this half turn to achieve the wrap
the couple drop their hands down at the end of the man's turn

the woman then does a cross body lead while the man rotates to the left (counterclockwise)
the man and woman switch positions and the man rotates counterclockwise to end face to face
as the man rotates the woman walks across him (crossbody lead)
on two she moves forward you can't lead the cross body move until five (5)
use count three (3) to rotate out of the way of the follower's path for the cross body lead
the man lead the cross body lead with his left arm

at 5 or 6 the man lets the left hand go

Cuddle Copa Lead

the man does a back break with left foot
the man's left hand is holding the ladies right hand
the man steps back slightly and pulls woman in front of him ending with both dancers in a side position
the man's right hand holds the woman's left hand and the man's right hand is pressed on the woman's hip to stop her from further movement. Her left hand is across her stomach
while the man's right hand is holding the woman's left he leads her by going over her head to create a turn
the tension on the woman's left arm across her chest tells her where to spin next
during the woman's turn as she faces you the man can also turn counterclockwise ending in a face to face
the man must raise his hand high over the woman during this last turn

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